The BMW Group, in partnership with EVCARD, a Shanghai-based electric car-sharing company under Global Car-Sharing & Rental Co. Ltd., launched its car-sharing service in Chengdu under the co-brand “ReachNow Powered By EVCARD”. The mobility service based in the capital city of Southwest...

Tesla Store Los Angeles [photo: Misha Bruk / MBH Architects] Enlarge Photo Since Tesla began selling electric cars directly to customers throughout the U.S., the electric-vehicle maker has had to play franchise-law whack-a-mole in multiple state courts. On Tuesday, Tesla scored a deci...

Jaguar’s upcoming first entry into electric vehicles is undergoing final validation in Los Angeles, a year after the British brand revealed the I-Pace Concept at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show. Jaguar wrapped the new I-Pace in a pseudo-mule livery and plastered a hashtag on its side a...

London’s iconic black taxi now has an electric variant that is now fully certified to carry fare-paying passengers across the UK capital. For the first time Londoners will be able to ride through the city’s streets in the world’s cleanest, most advanced taxi ever. The new TX5 is a rev...

Matthew Klippenstein Dec 7, 2017 2017 Chevrolet Volt in Vancouver, BC, Canada Enlarge Photo A record 582 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrids were sold in Canada last month, two months after Chevy delivered a then-record 483 Volts in September. The achievement is even more impressive consid...

A California lawmaker wants to set a date on banning fossil-fuel cars in the state that started car culture. According to a report from Bloomberg , California Assemblymember Phil Ting is planning to introduce a bill that would start the ban in 2040. In the proposed bill, starting that...

Nissan Motor Co Ltd and DeNA Co Ltd have unveiled the Easy Ride brand for the new robo-vehicle mobility service that the two companies are developing jointly. The companies also announced plans for a field test with public participation. The public field test will take place in the Mi...

The city runabout is brimming with sensors. For example, US company Gentex is contributing the Iris scanner for occupant detection and dimmable front and rear glass elements, which can also be found on the Boeing Dreamliner. The sophisticated Lidar sensors from Ibeo in Hamburg ensure ...

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